Israel might not oppose the return of 28 Palestinians who were deported to the Gaza Strip after a lengthy standoff in 2002. The Palestinians, deported following a June 2002 siege at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, are mostly members of the Palestinian Authority security services.
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